Emergency services rushed to the scene of a crash this afternoon.

Several ambulance and police cars were spotted on Whitmore Way, Basildon, with reports that a boy had been knocked down by a van.

Witnesses and drivers took to social media to state that they had seen a boy taken away in an ambulance.

The road has been re-opened after it had remained closed for hours.

Both the ambulance service and Essex Police have been contacted for a statement.